FINALS REVIEW – DEL POTRO BEATS FEDERER TO RETAIN TITLE;
HUEY/INGLOT WIN DOUBLES•
Juan Martin del Potro picked up his fourth title at an
ATP World Tour 500 tournament this year after he
retained the Swiss Indoors Basel crown. It was a repeat
of the 2012 Basel final.• Del Potro has also won
ATP World Tour 500 tournament titles in 2013 at
Rotterdam (d. Benneteau), Washington (d. Isner) and
Tokyo (d. Raonic).• Federer, now 5-5 in Basel
finals, had been attempting to win six or more titles at
his fourth different tournament. He has won six or more
crowns at Wimbledon (7), the Barclays ATP World Tour
Finals (6) and Halle (6).• If Federer beats Kevin
Anderson or Mikhail Youzhny in the second round of the
BNP Paribas Masters in Paris next week he will qualify
for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for a
record-equalling 12th consecutive year. It would tie
Ivan Lendl for most successive appearances at the season
finale.• The unseeded team of Treat Huey and
Dominic Inglot, who reached the 2012 Basel final (l. to
Nestor-Zimonjic), won their second ATP World Tour team
title.• Huey and Inglot improved to 1-2 in finals
this year and rose to 11th position in the Emirates ATP
Doubles Team Rankings. Three doubles spots are up for
grabs at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals.

WHAT THE PLAYERS SAID

Del Potro: “It was similar in
intensity, rallies and the emotion of the fans [to the
2012 final]. The fans were cheering for him a lot, but
they also respected me. They made a fantastic
atmosphere. I think we played the best match of the
tournament today.

“I tried to be positive after I
lost a tough second set where I made a lot of mistakes.
Roger started to play much better. In the final you
cannot relax in any moment.

“I waited for my
break point chance, which I got in the first game. Then,
I tried to be solid on serve. The last two service games
were my best of the whole tournament. It was good to see
my serve was working very well.

“I think Roger is
playing well. He played much better when he has the
chance to play the top guys. His game improves
automatically and looking forward to Paris and London he
will be a tough opponent. For me he has the perfect
game… and he is a big inspiration. I am very proud to
have a good relationship with him, as I have learned a
lot as a person and a tennis player."

Federer: “It was a pretty high level
match overall. Probably my best match of the tournament
overall, but it is always difficult to judge when you
lose.

“I did hand the break over to him too
easily in the third set, but overall I did well today. I
could have maybe won the first set, but in the second
set I was getting better and better. It is a pity that I
couldn’t have been tougher in the third. He did really
well to serve it out.

“I was happy that after a
lot of tough matches [this week], I was able to
withstand the challenge physically. The atmosphere was
amazing. I really appreciate the crowd support.”

Huey: “We are off to Paris tonight
on the train and we’ll hopefully have a good week
there.”

Inglot: “It feels amazing. We really
enjoy this tournament, but we came out knowing we had to
defend a final. It can put pressure on you. I was not
hitting the ball that great, but Treat has been pushing
me hard.

“We got a good win in the first round
against Qureshi and Rojer and I think that set us up
nicely for this tournament.”